Abstract:We examined habitat use and foraging behavior of male Black-and-white Warblers (Mniotilta varia) in fragments (2-140 ha) of mature forest dominated by trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) and a similar contiguous forest (Ͼ1000 ha) in central Alberta, Canada. Vegetation structure and composition differed significantly between occupied and unoccupied fragments, and between plots within and outside territories in occupied fragments. Territories in fragments were characterized by a high abundance of willow (Salix… Show more
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